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Old 06-22-2008, 02:24 PM
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Default Do You Believe Hinduism, Jainism, And Buddhism All Worship The Same Gods?

Please elaborate. Not just 'Yes,' or 'No.'
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Old 06-27-2008, 02:24 PM
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i started to wonder what religion was the best...but then i realized nothing made sense...think about it..
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Old 06-30-2008, 02:24 PM
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no Buddhism doesn't Reilly worship a god more just focuses on goodness. and Hinduism worships several gods that rant even mentioned by the bu dist religion.
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Old 07-05-2008, 02:24 PM
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Jains and Buddhists are atheists. Hindus generally worship Vishnu, Krishna, or Brahman as the Supreme being, along with other deities.
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Old 07-07-2008, 02:24 PM
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Well, I am a monotheist so I generally believe that people either worship God or they worship something that doesn't really exist.
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Old 07-12-2008, 02:24 PM
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No. Buddhism is more of a philosophy, not really a religion. They don't worship any God, they just follow the teachings of the Siddhartha Gautama, in order to attain enlightenment.
Hinduism is one the the Big Five religions, and Hindus worship a pantheon of gods; Kali, Shiva, and Vishnu to name a few.
As for Jainism...I don't really know.
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Old 07-17-2008, 02:24 PM
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In my view, they are all looking at the same ultimate reality. Buddhists formulate it a bit differently, but after examining their philosophical teachings, it seems to me that they have fundamentally the same content. I could explain this is much greater detail, but that would take a long time. Hindus tend to see Buddhism in the background of Hindu philosophy, while Buddhists tend to maintain a distinct identity. The teachings of Buddha himself can be seen to use essentially the same philosophical principles as were present in Hindu philosophy at the time.

Also it is important to realize that the Hindu idea of "god" should not be interpreted through the idea of god as western religions like Christianity see it. God in Hinduism is an impersonal reality. Hinduism contains many atheistic paths as well.
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